A+House+Divided+Questions

Add your questions here... 1.Why were writers so effected by the civil war? 2. Why was much of the south in ruins while the north was so perserved? 3.What is the main reason in what made the United States are to the United State is? 4.Why do think slavery was a major subject engaging a large number of writers? 5.What did henry David Thoreau mean when he said "For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be: what is once well done is done forever? 6.What year did the Civil War end? 7.What essay was the basis for non-violent protest,who wrote it? 8.What occupation did Walt Whitman have during the war and how was this expressed in his writing? 9.Who were the civil rights activist metioned in the background? 10.After the Civil War, how were the views of Americans changed, as far as a nation? 11. How many slaves were freed after the Civil War? 12. How many men had died? How many were wounded? 13. Name the writers who we had studied and describe their stories or views. 14. Who was the man who had written his narrative after learning the widely held belief that slaves do not have eloquence? 15. What was the importance of the experience Douglass had living at Mr. Coveys? 16. What Sparked the Civil War? and what was the consequence of doing so? 17. How did personal experience and thought play a role in the post-war literature? 18. How was freedom reemphasized in the U.S.? 19. What does a "House Divided" represent? 20. How Does Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" relay back to the war? NO REPEATS!!!